March 12, 2019
In honor of Blue Note Records’ 80th Anniversary, the legendary Jazz label is launching the Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series. Distinct from the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series, this 2nd series curated by Don Was and Cem Kurosman features mid-priced 180g vinyl releases in standard packaging with albums spanning the many eras of the label’s history presented by themes: Blue Note Debuts, Blue Grooves, Great Reid Miles Covers, Blue Note Live, and Blue Note Drummer Leaders. The series will be all-analog whenever an analog source is available with Kevin Gray mastering directly from the original master tapes. The albums will be pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal in Germany.
Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series:
May 10 – Blue Note Debuts, Part 1
- Dexter Gordon – Doin’ Allright (1961)
- Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off (1962)
- Robert Glasper – Canvas (2005)
June 14 – Blue Note Debuts, Part 2
- Johnny Griffin – Introducing Johnny Griffin (1956)
- Freddie Hubbard – Open Sesame (1960)
- Grant Green – Grant’s First Stand (1961)
July 12 – Blue Grooves, Part 1
- Lonnie Smith – Think! (1968)
- Reuben Wilson – Blue Mode (1969)
- Bobbi Humphrey – Blacks And Blues (1973)
August 9 – Blue Grooves, Part 2
- Lou Donaldson Alligator Bogaloo (1967)
- Donald Byrd Ethiopian Knights (1971)
- John Scofield Hand Jive (1993)
September 13 – Great Reid Miles Covers, Part 1
- Freddie Hubbard – Hub-Tones (1962)
- Kenny Dorham – Una Mas (1963)
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Indestructible (1964)
October 11 – Great Reid Miles Covers, Part 2
- Jutta Hipp – Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (1956)
- Herbie Hancock – Inventions & Dimensions (1963)
- Joe Henderson – In ‘n Out (1964)
November 15 – Blue Note Live, Part 1
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vol. 1 (1960)
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vol. 2 (1960)
- Horace Silver Doin’ The Thing (1961)
- Grant Green Alive! (1970)
December 13 – Blue Note Live, Part 2
- Jimmy Smith – Groovin’ At Smalls’ Paradise, Vol. 1 (1957)
- Lonnie Smith – Live at Club Mozambique (1970)
- Lee Konitz – Alone Together (1996)
January 31, 2020 – Drummer Leaders, Part 1
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Buhaina’s Delight (1961)
- Pete La Roca – Basra (1965)
- Tony Williams – Foreign Intrigue (1985)
March 13, 2020 – Drummer Leaders, Part 2
- Art Taylor – A.T.’s Delight (1960)
- Elvin Jones – Mr. Jones (1972)
- Brian Blade – Brian Blade Fellowship (1997)
April 10, 2020 – Great Reid Miles Covers, Part 3
- Jackie McLean – A Fickle Sonance (1961)
- Dexter Gordon – A Swingin’ Affair (1962)
- Lee Morgan – The Rumproller (1965)
June 19, 2020 – Great Reid Miles Covers, Part 4
- Andrew Hill – Smokestack (1963)
- Kenny Dorham – Trompeta Toccata (1964)
- Larry Young – Into Somethin’ (1964)
